Nick Dumont (born November 15, 1994), known professionally as Emma Dumont, is an American actor, model, and dancer. They are known for their roles as Melanie Segal in the

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series '' Bunheads'', Emma Karn in the

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series '' Aquarius'', Lorna Dane/Polaris in the FOX series '' The Gifted'', and Jackie Oppenheimer in the

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biographical thriller '' Oppenheimer'' (2023).

Early life and education

Dumont was born in

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on November 15, 1994. They attended Washington Middle School and later James A. Garfield High School before homeschooling in order to pursue modeling and acting. They also attended Orange County High School of the Arts in the Music and Theater Conservatory in

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. Dumont began performing in community theater at age six with performances at Seattle Public Theatre and Seattle Musical Theatre among others. In 2011, they were a member of a FIRST Tech Challenge team located in

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and in 2012 a FIRST Robotics Competition team based in

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in 2013. Dumont spoke at the 2013 FIRST World Championship at a VIP Dinner on April 26, 2013.

Career

Dumont is an actor, dancer, and model. Dumont's first film role was in '' True Adolescents'' in 2007 (released 2009) alongside Melissa Leo and

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. They later appeared in the movie '' Dear Lemon Lima'' (2009). In January 2010, Dumont won the '' V'' magazine ''V A Model'' search contest, appearing in the March 2010 issue and receiving a Ford Models contract. In 2011, they were cast in a lead role in

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's NBC pilot ''Metro'', alongside Noah Emmerich and Jimmy Smits. In October 2011, Dumont was cast in the ABC Family original series, '' Bunheads'', starring Sutton Foster and Kelly Bishop. Throughout 2012 and early 2013, they portrayed Melanie Segal, who attends the dance academy run by the lead's mother-in-law in the TV series. Also in 2012, they appeared in the independent film '' Nobody Walks'' alongside Dylan McDermott,

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, Jane Levy,

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, and Rosemarie DeWitt. In 2014, Dumont filmed two television pilots for NBC: '' Aquarius'', which ran for two seasons, and ''Salvation'' (starring

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), which was not picked up as a series. In March 2017, they were cast in Fox's pilot for an

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television series, '' The Gifted'', which was picked up to series in May 2017 and premiered the same year, in October. Dumont portrayed Jackie Oppenheimer, the sister-in-law of

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, in the biopic '' Oppenheimer'', directed by

Personal life

Dumont participated in For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics on a team sponsored by NASA/JPL and

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. In 2024, Dumont began using they/them

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on their Instagram. In December, Dumont came out as transmasculine and

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, changing their name on the platform to Nick Dumont. Their publicist stated they use the name Nick with friends and family but will continue using the name Emma professionally.

Filmography

Film

Television

Notes

References

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